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Balder, Ian Gregor
🇪🇪FIDE 4517628· Male· Estonia· Born in 2005
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Ian Gregor Balder, a 21-year-old Estonian player, is rated 1550 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 35-month break between Sep 2020 and Sep 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open B. Also played 2 rapid (including 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Rapid Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Blitz Tournament) recently.
At junior level, he reached #13, #18 and #20 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1550
Standard
Rpd1580·Blz1549
All-time high
1550
at best
Oct 2025 · age 20
Oct 2025 · age 20
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#165,411
#165,411 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
38th Estonian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1550
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1550
at age 20
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 20
Sep 2025
2024
13th Estonian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1503
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+332 Elo)
1171 → 1503
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+61
1489 → 1550
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
4W0D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRomet-Renee Merivee1,723·6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open B·R2·-10.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #28 | 1774 | +61.2 |
Rankings
/
Estonia
#149
out of 582 players
Europe
#107,637
in continent
World
#165,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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